There were further attacks on officers across the departement. Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers in Trappes and Meulan, while a police officer in Carrière-sous-Possy was injured after a group of young people threw stones at him.

As in Rennes, there were also reports of arson; 22 garbage cans were reportedly set on fire in Yvelines between 8 and 11pm.

2016 has seen police demonstrations across the country against a surge of “anti-cop hatred” which they say they have suffered at a series of anti-government protests in recent months.

Police in France have said they are at breaking point with the country having been in a state of emergency for a year following jihadist terror attacks in Paris last November.